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blue runner

American  

noun

  1. a carangid food fish, Caranx crysos, of the Atlantic Ocean.


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The interior of the cafeteria was dim, the only illumination coming from blue runner lights at the bottom of the walls.

From Slate Nov. 26, 2022

For the kite, McMullan prefers a live bluefish or blue runner.

From Time Magazine Archive

I place the lead hook in front of the dorsal fin of a goggle-eye, blue runner or yellowtail or through the nostrils of a speedo or tinker mackerel.

From Time Magazine Archive

A royal blue runner led through a narrow opening in the drapes.

From Time Magazine Archive

He jerked up on the rod and reeled in a small blue runner, which he tossed back.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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